Queens’ Morning Roundup

A woman is dead and a man is hospitalized after a fire in Queens. The flames broke out around 7 p.m. Wednesday in the basement of a two-story home on 214th Place in Bayside. When firefighters arrived, they found a 33-year-old woman dead from an apparent stab wound and a 50-year-old man who tried to hang himself in a closet. Read more: [NY1]

Son fought off father who allegedly slashed wife with meat cleaver

A brave son and a Good Samaritan fought off a maniacal Queens man as he slashed his wife with a meat cleaver this morning, cops said.The couple were fighting in their Flushing apartment on Parsons Boulevard, when husband Kang Wang, 53, attacked his wife, Huizhen Liu, 52, at about 5:55 a.m., sources said. Read more: [New York Post]

Suspect Charged With Robbing Blind Queens Woman

A suspect has been placed under arrest and charged with robbing a blind Queens woman. Investigators say Latisha Richardson, 39, of Queens and an unidentified man targeted the 68-year-old victim at the F line station at 75th Avenue in Forest Hills back on April 16. Read more: [NY1]

Devils waste 3-goal lead but win behind Ryan Carter’s late goal

The Devils turned a stellar first nine minutes and an opportunistic final five into a stirring victory over the Rangers that moved New Jersey within one win of a trip to the Stanley Cup finals. Suddenly, No. 1 seed New York is on the brink — again. Read more: [ESPN]

First Presbyterian Church to mark 350 years with Street Fair and community service

First Presbyterian Church at 89-60 164th St., Jamaica, is celebrating its 350 anniversary with a variety of activities including a street fair and by taking the church out into the community. Saturday, May 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Read more: [New York Daily News]

Kevin Schick doesn’t look like a shutdown pitcher when he’s warming up. Martin Luther’s senior lefthander is a soft-tossing, side-armer with a slender frame. But once the game begins, Schick has impeccable control, and he even finds a way to use his lack of velocity as a strength. Read more: [New York Daily News]

City youths vie for spot in free tennis clinic at Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing

For a young New York City tennis player, it’s a long — not to mention expensive — road from the neighborhood hard court to playing Arthur Ashe Stadium in late August. But at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing on Saturday, more than 200 kids competed for a little help in getting there. Read more: [New York Daily News]